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before and they’d never worked for me.
“Of course what I really had to learn is that quick-fix diets and starving myself doesn’t work, I needed to completely change my lifestyle and that’s exactly what Slimming World has taught me to do.
“Sharing tips and ideas has definitely helped me maintain my weight loss. Even now I still attend group sessions every week and find it hard to believe that there are more new ideas and recipes I can pick up – even a year after achieving target.
“My life is completely unrecognisable now and I’m happier, healthier and fitter than ever and I now eat more than I have done in years.”
Ann began following Slimming World’s Food Optimising eating plan, which encourages slimmers to fill up on healthy, satisfying foods like fruit and vegetables, pasta, rice, potatoes, lean meat and fish so they lose weight without going hungry or feeling deprived.
Ann says: “I still eat the same way today as I did during my journey to target weight and I’ve passed on lots of healthy habits to my family and friends too.”
As the weight came off Ann decided to try increasing her activity levels. So she began walking and believes it has been important in helping her to maintain her weight loss.
Slimming World members who achieve their goal can continue to attend their local group every week for free as long as they stay within 3lbs either side of their target weight. Currently around 10 per cent of the group are target members and Cambusnethan Miners’ Group has seen more members than ever before achieving their target in 2017 and looking forward to joining Ann and shining like Diamonds in 2018.
Eileen, who runs the Cambusnethan Miners’ Group which Ann attends, says: “I’m so proud of Ann and the inspirational way in which she’s maintained her weight loss. It’s always great for new members to meet her as she is such an inspiration – after we’ve explained why someone so slim is in the group in the first place, that is.
“I hope she inspires other people in Cambusnethan too and proves to them that with Slimming World you really can get slim for good.”
To find out more about the Cambusnethan Slimming World group, which is held in Cambusnethan Miners every Tuesday at 7.30pm, either pop along, call Eileen on 07947436197 or visit www.slimmingworld. co.uk to find other groups in the area.